Baseball Falls in Series Finale with Bowling Green

Saturday, March 30

Cincinnati, Ohio

1:00 PM

Xavier University

14-14

Bowling Green

12-10

Bowling Green

Xavier

Baseball Falls in Series Finale with Bowling Green

03.30.24 | Baseball

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Musketeers wrap up the weekend at 2-1 against the Falcons

By: Xavier Athletic Communications

CINCINNATI - Xavier baseball fell in the series finale against Bowling Green, 8-4, on Saturday afternoon, wrapping up the series at 2-1 against the Falcons. The Musketeers moved to 14-14 on the year.

The Falcons got on the board early with a four-run top of the first, and added two more in the fourth to lead 6-0.

The Musketeers got a pair back in the bottom of the fourth, with Tyler Stack, Jared Cushing and Aedan Anderson each taking a two-out walk to load the bases. Grant Stephenson was hit by a pitch to drive in Xavier's first run, and Luke Hammond got on with a walk to make it 6-2.

Another BGSU run in the fifth extended the lead back to 7-2.

Aedan Anderson hit a solo home run in the sixth to make it 7-3. The Falcons got the run back in the top of the seventh.

In the bottom of the seventh, Matt McCormick got on with a double, then scored on single from Hayden Christiansen to cut it to 8-4.

In the ninth, a single from Matthew DePrey, a walk from Stack and a single from Cushing loaded the bases, bringing the tying run to the plate with two outs, but the Musketeers were unable to drive a run across, setting the final score at 8-4.

Xavier is next in action on Tuesday, April 2, facing Cincinnati in the first game of the Joe Nuxhall Classic, set for a 6:00 p.m. first pitch at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio.

AT THE PLATE

Aedan Anderson went 2-of-4 with the plate, hitting his sixth home run of the season, a solo shot, to finish with an RBI and a run scored.
Hayden Christiansen (1-5) drove in an RBi with a single in the seventh.
Luke Hammond (1-4) drove in an RBI with a walk in the fourth.
Grant Stephenson finished with RBI after getting hit by a pitch in the fourth.
Matt McCormick (1-4) finished with a double and walk, coming around to score a run.
Tyler Stack finished with a pair of walks, scoring a run.
Jared Cushing went 1-of-3 with a pair of walks, scoring run.
Connor Misch went 2-of-5 with a double.

ON THE MOUND

Nick Boyle made the start, going 0.1 inning, allowing four runs on three hits and three walks, picking up a strikeout.
Jonathan Kelly entered with one out and the bases loaded in the first, not allowing another run to cross the plate in the inning. Kelly went 3.2 innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on three hits and a walk, striking out four.
Jake Lambdin entered for the fifth inning, going 1.2 innings, allowing one run on one hit with two strikeouts and one walk.
Alex Vera came in for the final out of the sixth, going 1.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out one.
Nolan Hughes pitched the final 2.0 innings, not allowing a run or a hit, striking out two and walking a pair.